- Copton Pumping Windmill
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Copton Windmill Origin Grid reference TR 014 596 Operator(s) Faversham Water Company Year built 1863 Information Purpose Water pumping Type Tower mill Storeys Three storeys Number of sails Four Type of sails Patent sails Windshaft Cast iron Winding Fantail Fantail blades Six blades Type of pump Plunger Copton Mill is a tower mill in Copton, Faversham, Kent, England that was built in 1863[1] to pump water for Faversham Water Company's waterworks.[2] It is just south of junction 6 of the M2 motorway.
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History
Copton Mill was built by the millwrights Spray and Harmer in 1863.[1] The mill was marked on the 1858-72 and 1903-10 Ordnance Survey maps. It was worked by wind until 1930, when the cap and sails were removed and replaced with a 6,000 imperial gallons (27,000 l) water tank.[1]
Owners
- Faversham Water Company
- Mid Kent Water Company
- Southern Water
Description
For a description of the machinery, see Mill machinery.Copton Mill is a three storey brick tower mill which formerly had a Kentish style cap. It had four patent sails[2] 37 feet (11.28 m) long and 5 feet (1.52 m) wide[3] carried on a cast iron windshaft. The mill was winded by a fantail. It was rated at 15 horsepower (11 kW) and could pump 10,000 imperial gallons (45,000 l) of water per hour.[2] An oil engine was used as auxiliary power.[3]
See also
- Wikipedia books: Windmills in Kent
References
- ^ a b c West, Jenny (1973). The Windmills of Kent. London: Charles Skilton Ltd.. pp. p91. SBN 284-98534-1.
- ^ a b c Coles Finch, William (1933). Watermills and Windmills. London: C W Daniel Company. pp. p203.
- ^ a b Bygone Kent (Rainham: Meresborough Books) Volume 3 Number 11: p670–675. November 1981.
External links
- Windmill World page on the mill.
Coordinates: 51°17′58″N 0°53′10″E / 51.29944°N 0.88611°E
Categories:- Windmills in Kent
- Tower mills
- Buildings and structures completed in 1863
- Water supply and sanitation in England
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